The VIC was just a pulse forming network and the chokes were not equal and so you get a little snap back as the coils react differently.
I don't believe that is exactly how it is.
The Inductor(C) takes on or becomes an Modulator Inductor which steps up an oscillation of an given charging frequency with the effective capacitance of an pulse-forming network in order to charge the voltage zones (E1/E2) to an higher potential beyond applied voltage input
http://www.theorionproject.org/en/documents/Stan_Meyer_Full_Data.pdf (http://www.theorionproject.org/en/documents/Stan_Meyer_Full_Data.pdf)
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The Inductor(C)... becomes... Modulator Inductor...with... effective capacitance of... pulse-forming network
A pulse-forming network looks like
http://www.gaep.com/images/pfnabc.gif (http://www.gaep.com/images/pfnabc.gif)
Which is exactly what the self capacitance of an inductor looks like.
http://www.w8ji.com/Image1/spice_1.jpg (http://www.w8ji.com/Image1/spice_1.jpg)
or
http://williamson-labs.com/images/decou.gif (http://williamson-labs.com/images/decou.gif)
So the self capacitance of the inductor is similar to the effective capacitance of an pulse-forming network. That is to say that the coil its self behaves similar to a pulse-forming network. Unfortunately, self capacitance in a coil creates loss and serves to reduce the inductive reactance.
The Inductor(C) takes on or becomes an Modulator Inductor...
How does it do that? How does it modulate i.e. change the oscillation?
The current through either the inductor or capacitor at resonance is Q times the net line current. In series resonant circuits, the voltage across either the inductor or capacitor is equal to Q times the net voltage across the complete circuit.
page 487 "Elements of Radio 3rd edition" by Abraham Marcus & William Marcus 1953
Loss is bad
http://www.hans-egebo.dk/Tutorial/images/tune04.gif (http://www.hans-egebo.dk/Tutorial/images/tune04.gif)
More formally, Q is the ration of power stored to power dissipated in the circuit reactance and resistance, respectively
http://electronics-electrical-engineering.blogspot.com/2008/09/q-and-bandwidth-of-resonant-circuit.html (http://electronics-electrical-engineering.blogspot.com/2008/09/q-and-bandwidth-of-resonant-circuit.html)
Quality is good
http://physics-animations.com/sensors/bfreq.gif (http://physics-animations.com/sensors/bfreq.gif)
That is how the signal is modulated. It is increased in intensity.
That is why he called it the "Voltage Intensifier Circuit."
Q and bandwidth of a resonant circuit RESONANCE
http://electronics-electrical-engineering.blogspot.com/2008/09/q-and-bandwidth-of-resonant-circuit.html (http://electronics-electrical-engineering.blogspot.com/2008/09/q-and-bandwidth-of-resonant-circuit.html)